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Michigan basketball: Worst head coach hires in program history

By Josh Yourish

Michigan head coach Juwan Howard, center, encourages his team during the first half against Oregon at Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene Saturday, Dec 2, 2023.
Michigan head coach Juwan Howard, center, encourages his team during the first half against Oregon at Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene Saturday, Dec 2, 2023. /
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Feb 25, 2006; Columbus, OH, USA; Michigan Wolverines head coach Tommy Amaker looks for a call from the ref against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Value City Arena. The Buckeyes beat the Wolverines 64-54. Mandatory Credit: Photo By Matthew Emmons- USA TODAY Sports Copyright © 2006 Matthew Emmons
Feb 25, 2006; Columbus, OH, USA; Michigan Wolverines head coach Tommy Amaker looks for a call from the ref against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Value City Arena. The Buckeyes beat the Wolverines 64-54. Mandatory Credit: Photo By Matthew Emmons- USA TODAY Sports Copyright © 2006 Matthew Emmons /

The standard for Michigan basketball isn’t quite as high as the standard on the football field but is still much higher than six straight years without making the NCAA Tournament. That’s what Tommy Amaker did during his six-year tenure in Ann Arbor.

Amaker took over for Ellerbe in 2001 and led the Wolverines to an 11-18 season with just five wins in Big Ten play. Over the next five seasons he did put together three campaigns with 20 wins, but only once did he have an over .500 record in conference play.

The Michigan basketball program was on probation for the first five years of his tenure and he did make three NIT tournament appearances and his team won the NIT in 2004.

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